Participles and Infinitive (Blame the Brain)

What part of speech expresses an action?

• adjective

• verb

• adverb

• nound

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

A verbal is a form of a verb that...

• describes only adverbs.

• acts as another part of speech.

• that ends every sentence.

• that shows the direct object of a sentence.

Which two parts of speech are verbals?

• adverbs and adjectives

• person, place, or thing

• end punctuation

• participles and infinitives

Present participles end in ____.

• -s and -es

• -en and -ed

• -ing

• -ous and -c

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Past participles usually end in ____.

• -ed and -en

• -ing

• -s and -es

• -thed

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Present and past participles act as ______ when they are modifying nouns or pronouns.

• adverbs

• adjectives

• plurals

• direct objects

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Which verbal usually starts with the words to?

• participles

• gerunds

• infinitives

• fragments

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

We handed out sale flyers to attract new customers.

The infinitive is:

• We handed

• attract

• customers

• to attract

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Sally needs to finish her assignment before class.

The infinitive is:

• She needs

• to finish

• assignment

• before class

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Athletes must practice to improve their skills.

The infinitive is:

• must practice

• athletes must

• practive

• to improve

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A